Chekhov's Mistress
Will there be a Calvino Reader?
Jonathem Lethem in the New York Times (Italo for Beginners, Nov. 20, 2005)
Italo Calvino never wrote a bad book. Yet an author of such diffusion, without a single, encompassing magnum opus to embrace (some readers will argue for “Invisible Cities,” but that ineffably lovely book shows too narrow a range of Calvino’s effects, too little of his omnivorous exuberance) needs a beginner’s entry point, as well, perhaps, as a compendium to point toward posterity.
Not sure why he wrote this article. Is there a “reader” type of book coming? Dunno. Always happy to see Calvino in the paper though. I don’t think there is a book more fun to read than “If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler.”
Still unable to post much right now and sliding into the holiday it looks like next week before I’m going to get ramped up. Still, stay tuned for an announcement here soon!
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: November 21, 2005
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